Abdelkarim served as the Secretary of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) in 2000, and shortly after HLF was shut down by the United States government, Abdelkarim founded KinderUSA in May of 2002. (Testimony of Steven Emerson before the U.S. Senate Committee of Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, 'Money Laundering and Terror Financing Issues in the Middle East,' July 13, 2005)

On May 5, 2002, Abdelkarim was detained by the Israeli government, which claimed he was using the charity that he founded and Chaired, KinderUSA, to "transfer money to sponsor suicide bombings." (Media Monitors Network, 'My Ordeal as a Captive in Israel,' June 12, 2002)

CAIR, in its 1996 book, entitled 'The Price of Ignorance,' in a section which listed "incidents of anti-Muslim bias and violence," CAIR included the trial of Abdel-Rahman. Cited in the book were Abdel-Rahman's lawyers, who had called the trial "far from free and fair." (Jake Tapper, Salon, "Islam's flawed spokesmen," September 26, 2001)

While teaching theology at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, where he received his doctorate in Islamic law, Rahman began to develop a following amongst the school's more radical students. As well, he became a spiritual adviser to Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (the Islamic Group), a religiously-charged political institution calling for the violent overthrow of the "secular" Egyptian government and the implementation of shari'a law; he would assume control of the organization in 1980. In 1982, Rahman was charged with being a co-conspirator to the October 6, 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. He had written the fatwa (religious ruling) that sanctioned the murder. (Lawrence Wright, 'THE MAN BEHIND BIN LADEN,' September 9, 2002)

Abdel-Rahman is serving a life sentence in prison for his role as the spiritual leader of the group responsible for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the predecessor of Al-Qaeda, Maktab al-Khidmat (Afghan Services Bureau). He had been involved with the group since the mid-80s, throughout the Afghan jihad, along with Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam (bin Laden's mentor), and Ayman al-Zawahiri (the leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad). (Fred Burton, STRATFOR, "Consequences of the 'Blind Sheikh's' Eventual Death," December 20, 2006)

"Jihad in the name of G-d is the fountainhead of everything." (Abdel-Rahman's mantra, Caryle Murphy and Steve Coll, Washington Post, 'The Making of an Islamic Symbol,' July 9, 1993)

In February of 2005, Abou Sayed criticized writers of the Dallas Morning News for referring to Islam Online co-founder Yusuf Qaradawi and others as “the world’s foremost radical Islamists.” (Dallas Morning News, ‘With Friends Like These: Stop Saudi jihad proselytizing in U.S.’ February 6, 2005) Qaradawi has justified suicide bombings and has been banned from the United States. (BBC News, ‘Al-Qaradawi full transcript,’ July 8, 2004) Abou Sayed described him and the others as "the scholars of Islam." (Mona Abou Sayed, Dallas Morning News, Letters to the Editor, ‘Stop the Generalizations’ February 21, 2005)

"He [Hamas operative Mohammad Salah] had collected donations. They were to go to families in Palestine, who were split up by Israeli occupation. So these were families who didn't have the breadwinner there with them anymore… And the interesting thing about it is that, at the time that he was arrested, Hamas wasn't recognized as a terrorist organization by the United States, so what he was doing then wasn't even, at the time, illegal in the United States." (Christina Abraham, WVON Radio Islam, Topic: Mohammad Salah Trial, December 29, 2006)

"…Hamas is not just a resistance organization. It provides social services - fundamental social services - to Palestinians in the Occupied Territories. They're the ones that run the schools. They're the ones that keep the hospitals going. So if you're bringing money - you want to help the poor, help the needy in Palestine - how do you give your money to an organization, how do you not give your money to Hamas, I mean? If you want it to get to the people, you've got to take it through the people who are actually doing something for the Palestinians in need, and that's Hamas." (ibid)

"What they're trying to do is put as many of these Muslims on trial as possible, and 'Let's show Americans that we're putting these terrorists away.' That's what they're trying to do. So not being able to find the real terrorists - bin Laden is still out there - they charge Salah with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization." (ibid)

"I mean, here you have a man [Salah] who was only trying to help the poor in his country, so what do you do when the people in power say that you can't funnel money through this [Hamas] - you can't do it in this way - and they treat you like a criminal for trying to help, for trying to funnel money? And this is a scary thing. This is what's scaring a lot of Muslims, because as you said before, we all do it, we all send money back home, and some of us send substantial amounts of money." (ibid)

About Salah being sentenced to 21 months in prison: "It's a sad day for the Muslim community." (statement by Christina Abraham, CBS-2 Chicago, '21 Months For Man Once Accused Of Funding Hamas,' July 11, 2007)

Under Ahmad’s leadership, In Focus published an article lauding Hezbollah and its leader Hassan Nasrallah. The piece read, “[I]t was undoubtedly the epic heroism of the resistance fighters that dealt the humiliating defeat to the Anglo-American-backed Zionist forces, but such heroism would not have been possible without the larger-than-life leader to inspire, direct and focus it. Nasrallah’s leadership in war and later has made him into an emblematic figure of long-cherished hope not only to a majority of the Lebanese people but also to the Arab nation as a whole and indeed to the Muslim world... The valour, selflessness and determination that made it possible for the resistance he led to push back the Zionist military giant cannot be denied...” (Mulham Assir, In Focus, ‘Nasrallah – Leadership and Restraint,’ October 2006)

Under Ahmad’s leadership, In Focus has published full page, color advertisements for the “charity” Islamic Relief in all of its newspapers, since June of 2005. (In Focus, June 2005 – Present) According to the Israeli government, Islamic Relief is a Hamas front that has provided funds and assistance to Hamas. (Chris McGreal, The Guardian, ‘Israel accuses British-funded Islamic charity of being front for terrorists,’ May 31, 2006) As well, in April of 2005, In Focus published a full page ad for ICNA Relief, an Islamist “charity” that is the top donor to a Pakistani group that gave $99,000 to the head of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, in August of 2006. (Joe Kaufman, FrontPage Magazine, ‘Helping Hand to Hamas,’ May 15, 2007) And in March of 2006, In Focus published a full-page ad from the Citizen’s Committee for Equal Justice announcing an event to demand the release of convicted terrorist Sami Al-Arian. (In Focus, March 2006)

In the October 2005 issue of In Focus, Ahmad lauded senior advisor to the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), Maher Hathout, as a “prominent local speaker.” (Asma Ahmad, In Focus, ‘The Night Journey Remembered,’ October 2005) Hathout is a Hezbollah supporter that declared, in May of 2001, that the United States is “under Israeli occupation.” (Zionist Organization of America, ‘ZOA Shocked By Decision To Give LA Human Relations Award To Pro-Hizballah, U.S. & Israel-Basher Maher Hathout,’ September 6, 2006)

Besides creating CAIR-California’s website, Ahmad created a site for the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at the University of Toronto and a site called Discover Islam. (personal website of Asma Ahmad, ‘Portfolio,’ October 12, 2002) Featured on Ahmad’s MSA-Toronto site was a message board containing a large amount of anti-America, anti-Israel propaganda. (MSA-Toronto, Message Board, November 24, 2001 – October 20, 2002)

Featured on Ahmad’s Discover Islam site were downloadable lectures given by Jamal Badawi and Ingrid Mattson. (Discover Islam, January 1, 2003 – October 21, 2004) Both Badawi and the organization Mattson is the President of, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), were named as co-conspirators in the trial against the Hamas charity, the Holy Land Foundation (HLF). (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas – Dallas Division, United States of America vs. HLF, Shukri Abu Baker, Mohammed El-Mezain, Ghassan Elashi, Haitham Maghawri, Akram Mishal, Mufid Abdulqader, Abdulrahman Odeh, ‘List of Unindicted Co-conspirators and/or Joint Venturers,’ July 10, 2007)

While Ahmad was Editor of the National MSA newsletter, MSA Link, an article was published in it threatening violence. It read, “Some call it resistance. Some call it terrorism. Others call it revolutionary violence and some describe it as civil disobedience. We just call it ‘Intifada’... They can suppress us, but we will erupt again.” (Idris Elbakri, MSA Link, Vol. 17, ‘We are the Palestinian People,’ March 2002)

In October of 2002, on behalf of CAIR-California, Ahmad advertised a fundraising banquet featuring suspected co-conspirator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Siraj Wahhaj. The title of the event was ‘A United and Secure America: With Liberty and Justice for All.’ (Asma Ahmad, Dar ul Falah Forum, ‘CAIR Annual Fundraiser,’ October 6, 2002)

In September of 2002, on Ahmad’s personal website, she wrote, “[I]nsha’Allah, if I ever get a chance to live there, I'd like to work for an NGO and help build schools, to help out in orphanages, attend Dr. Farhat Hashmi's lectures, and use my skills to make a significant contribution to Pakistan.” (personal website of Asma Ahmad, ‘Pakistan,’ September 9, 2002) Dr. Hashmi has preached that Muslim women should let their husbands practice polygamy, so that “other sisters can also benefit,” and when a woman asked her, during a sermon, what a wife should do if her husband was unwilling to help her destitute parents, Hashmi argued that the wife should comply with her husband’s wishes, “no matter what, as he was her divinely appointed imam.” (Daily Times – Pakistan, ‘Farhat Hashmi operating in Canada,’ May 6, 2005)

"Omar M. Ahmad, chairman of the board of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, spoke before a packed crowd at the Flamingo Palace banquet hall on Peralta Boulevard, urging Muslims not to shirk their duty of sharing the Islamic faith with those who are 'on the wrong side.' Muslim institutions, schools and economic power should be strengthened in America, he said. Those who stay in America should be 'open to society without melting (into it),' keeping mosques open so anyone can come and learn about Islam, he said. 'If you choose to live here (in America)... you have a responsibility to deliver the message of Islam,' he said. Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith but to become dominant, he said. The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth, he said." (Lisa Gardiner, San Ramon Valley Herald, 'American Muslim leader urges faithful to spread Islam's message,' July 4, 1998)

"Someone in Islam is allowed to fight... Fighting for freedom, fighting for Islam - that is not suicide. They kill themselves for Islam." (stated by Omar Ahmad at youth session of Islamic Association for Palestine 3rd Annual Convention, Chicago, November 1999)

"On FBI wiretaps recorded in 1993, Omar Ahmed, who has served as President of IAP and Board Chairman of CAIR, is overheard professing his commitment to Hamas. According to the FBI translation and summary of the conversation: 'Another member [Ahmed] said we (the Union [IAP]) can't, as an American organization say we represent Samah (pronouncing Hamas from the rear to the front). Can we go to the Congressman and tell him, I am Omar Yehya [Ahmed], Chairman of the Union [IAP], Yassir Arafat doesn't represent me, but Ahmad Yasin does?'" (Matthew Epstein, testimony before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 'Terrorism: Two Years After 9/11, Connecting the Dots,' September 10, 2003)

"Future CAIR leadership was present at the infamous '1993 Philadelphia meeting,' which FBI documents describe as 'a meeting in the United States among senior leaders of HAMAS, HLFRD and IAP.' According to FBI documents, the meeting was attended by future CAIR board chairman Omar Yahya Ahmed and future founding board member of the Texas CAIR chapter Ghassan Elashi. According to an FBI action memorandum analyzing wiretaps of the meeting: 'The overall goal of the meeting was to develop a strategy to defeat the Israeli/Palestinian peace accord, and to continue and improve their [HAMAS] fund-raising and political activities in the United States... The participants decided that for fund-raising purposes, the United States theater was very valuable to them. They stated they could not afford to lose it. In the United States, they could raise funds, propagate their political goals, affect public opinion and influence decision-making of the U.S. Government. It was mentioned that the United States provided them with a secure, legal base from which to operate. The democratic environment in the United States allowed them to perform activities that are extremely important to their cause. In discussing financial matters the participants stated a belief that continuation of the Holy War was inevitable. It was decided that most or almost all of the funds collected in the future should be directed to enhance the Islamic Resistance Movement and to weaken the selfrule government. Holy War efforts should be supported by increasing spending on the injured, the prisoners and their families, and the martyrs and their families.' The fact that participants in this senior Hamas meeting would go on to organize CAIR in the United States exposes the militant Islamic disposition of CAIR leadership." (ibid)

"The Justice Department should respect this sentiment and the verdict reached by [Sami] Al-Arian's peers by releasing him so that he may resume a normal life, or as close to normal as possible after such an ordeal." (Parvez Ahmed, 'Al-Arian Verdict a Victory for Common Sense,' December 9, 2005)

"America's unconditional support of Israel makes it behave again and again like a bully on the playground... Our one-sided support for Israel is a liability in the war on terror." (Parvez Ahmed's blog, 'Unconditional Support for Israel is a Liability for U.S.,' October 17, 2006)

"[W]hen U.S. policies lead to killings and bombings as in Iraq, or the continued occupation as in Palestine, or even Afghanistan where the Taliban is reforming and there is a lot of violence, or the U.S. is not engaging with the democratic regimes -- We're talking about democratization in the Middle-East, but the most freely and fairly elected government in the Middle-East, which is the Palestinian government, the U.S. government is not engaging with them." (statement by Parvez Ahmed on Al-Jazeera television show discussing a new poll showing widespread anti-American feelings throughout the Muslim world, April 24, 2007) Immediately after Ahmed made his statement about how the U.S. should engage with Hamas ("the Palestinian government"), Al-Jazeera flashed the following caption at the bottom of the screen: "ARMED WING OF HAMAS ENDS TRUCE WITH ISRAEL." (ibid)

Al-Akhras numbers Al-Qaeda operatives Christopher Paul and Nuradin Abdi and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative Fawaz Damra as friends. (Patrick Poole, FrontPage Magazine, 'Hometown Jihad: Getting by With a Little Help from His (Terrorist) Friends,' June 28, 2007)

About Somalia's new Taliban-style regime: "What has happened in Somalia, for the majority of Somalis inside and those who are abroad, is a positive change." (Ahmad Al-Akhras, The Columbus Dispatch, "'Dispatch' editorial on terrorism simplistic," June 28, 2006)

On July 28, 2006, at a rally against Israel's fighting in Lebanon, Al-Akhras was caught on camera: 1. refusing to condemn Hezbollah and 2. physically assaulting the creator of the blog, HOURGLASS1941. (HOURGLASS1941, 'CAIR Rally Against Israeli War on Lebanon and Palestine - a report by ciaospirit,' July 30, 2006)

In 1979, Al-Arian, along with a group of Palestinian students in Egypt, formed a violent breakaway faction from the Islamic Society (a.k.a. Muslim Brotherhood Palestine) called Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Two years later, in November of 1981, Al-Arian founded the IAP, along with Aly A. Mishal and Mousa Abu Marzook. In 1987, Al-Arian created an entire infrastructure for PIJ, within a house, an office complex and a children's school, all based in Tampa Bay, Florida. On May 1, 2006, Al-Arian was sentenced to 57 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to PIJ. (Joe Kaufman, FrontPage Magazine, 'CAIR and Islamic Jihad,' May 23, 2006)

"Gaza hasn't been calm since… It brought new values to the sons of Palestine. Forever have gone these values that want mankind to be submissive, vanquished and inferior to the occupier… The stones today defeat the Uzi, the tanks and weapons… The stones that the boy, who is less than 5 years old, carries and this mother who receives the martyrdom of her children with smiles and trills of joy… because her son has been martyred for the cause of Palestine… We see today the Intifada, the truth which Muslims gather round. We say to them, 'Come to the Holy Land. Come forward to Jihad.' Despite all difficulties, the Palestinian people have decided to continue - to continue to confront, to continue to resist, to continue to endure, to set an example for all people and Muslims around them. Thus is the way of struggle. Thus is the way of giving. Thus is the way of sacrifice… Thus is the way of jihad. Thus is the way of martyrdom. Thus is the way of blood, because this is the path to heaven. Your brothers in Palestine are struggling with their beings, so let us struggle here with our money… We will not cede one meter or one span to the enemies of G-d!" (statement by Sami Al-Arian, videotape of PIJ fundraiser in Cleveland, Islamic Committee for Palestine conference, April 1991)

"The Koran is our constitution. Jihad is our path. Victory to Islam. Death to Israel. Revolution, revolution till the victory." (statement from Sami Al-Arian speech, September 29, 1991)

Besides the IAP and PIJ, Al-Arian was also involved in the founding of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). (Islam Online, 'Guest CV,' November 8, 2001)

In February of 2002, Los Angeles city school officials pulled more than 300 copies of The Meaning of THE HOLY QURAN from area school libraries. The Quran - an English translation published by Maryland-based Amana Publications - was found to have had numerous anti-Jewish commentaries contained within it. One of the cited commentaries read, "The Jews in their arrogance claimed that all wisdom and all knowledge of Allah was enclosed in their hearts… Their claim was not only arrogance but blasphemy." (Doug Smith, Henry Weinstein and Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 'Schools Remove Donated Books,' February 7, 2002)

In March of 2002, the editor of this Quran, the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), had its Virginia offices raided by the FBI, in a probe that targeted 14 businesses accused of financing terrorism. One of the groups IIIT was said to have financed was the World and Islam Studies Enterprise (WISE), the Palestinian Islamic Jihad front run by Sami Al-Arian. (Paul Sperry, World Net Daily, 'Editor of Koran raided by feds,' April 12, 2002)

Only months after the L.A. ban and IIIT raid, in September of 2002, CAIR began providing American libraries with 'The Meaning of THE HOLY QURAN' through its 'Explore Islamic Culture & Civilization' project. And in May of 2005, CAIR began a new program whereby the group gave a free copy of the Amana-produced Quran to anyone who asked. (Americans Against Hate, 'CAIR DISTRIBUTING BANNED QURAN,' May 26, 2005)

Al-Hassan: "In his letter [to The New York Times], Mr. [Steven] Emerson claimed that my organization, the Islamic Association for Palestine, 'produces terrorist video recruitment films,' an allegation that has no basis in fact." (Mohammed Al-Hassan, The New York Times, Letters to the Editor, 'Muslim Terrorists a Minority,' February 25, 1995)

Emerson: "The IAP has... distributed terrorist recruitment videos through a company called Aqsa Vision, housed in IAP headquarters. One such video, called Iz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, opens with dramatic shots of bearded Palestinian men armed with Kalashnikovs jumping out of trees and aiming their rifles. Hamas fighters are featured arming and preparing weapons, machine guns, and molotov cocktails. Interspersed with the operational video, fighters are interviewed, and boast of their heroic killings of Jews and Palestinian 'collaborators.' There are even chilling interviews of blindfolded Palestinians 'confessing' to their 'crimes' moments before their execution. The end of the video says, 'To order your copy, call Aqsa Vision,' and gives the Texas phone number of IAP." (Prepared Statement of Steven Emerson Before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Government Information, 'Foreign terrorists in America: Five Years After the World Trade Center Bombing,' February 24, 1998)

Al-Hassan: "I can categorically deny that our organization has ever raised money for Hamas or any organization." (stated by Mohammed Al-Hassan, The Associated Press, 'Hamas Gets Funding From U.S.,' October 20, 1994)

IAP: "We received this petition from Mrs Abu Marzook, and are circulating it to our readers as requested... Brother Mousa Abu Marzook, the political leader of Hamas, who is unjustly incarcerated in Manhattan, New York needs your help... For donating to the Marzook Legal Fund (which is 100% legal and licensed by the US Treasury Department) or for information, write: Free Dr. Abu Marzook Committee, P.O. Box 1339, Falls Church, VA 22041." (IAP's newsletter, Al-Akhbar, 'Petition for Dr Abu Marzook,' October 1, 1996)

On October 11, 2001, exactly one month after 9/11, on the Steve Kane Show, Ali derided Americans Against Hate Chairman Joe Kaufman for being Jewish and was hesitant about answering the question of whether or not he believed the people that died during the attacks on the World Trade Center were innocent. (Steve Kane Show, debate between Joe Kaufman and Altaf Ali, October 11, 2001)

Dialogue from October 11, 2001 Steve Kane Show:
Altaf Ali: "Are you a Jew?"
Joe Kaufman: "Yes, I am."
Ali: "Okay, no wonder!"

On March 1, 2008, Ali stood by his CAIR-Florida colleague, Jawhar "Joe" Badran, as Badran stated on camera, "Hamas is not a terrorist organization." (Americans Against Hate, 'CAIR States Support for Hamas,' March 7, 2008)

About the possibility that Al-Qaeda operative Adnan El Shukrijumah could be involved in terrorist activity: "That would be a total shocker. It is beyond explanation. You're talking about someone in your circle who frequents the same family centers you do." (The New York Times, "Family Members Defend Man Sought as 'Imminent Threat,'" March 22, 2003)

About the FBI's treatment of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in obtaining information on El Shukrijumah: "Has he been deprived of sleep? Food? We have no idea, and they won’t tell us what measures they have taken to elicit this information." (Miami Herald, 'Ex-resident of Miramar being sought in terror case,' March 31, 2003)

"The expedited shipment of American-made bombs to Israel is not a sign that our nation wants a cease-fire or peace... The sentiments being played out are quite troubling and one has to wonder, considering that the United States is playing a pivotal role in this issue, whether the conflict will be transplanted here." (Altaf Ali, The American Muslim, 'Americans Must Set an Example for Mideast Peace,' August 9, 2006)

On February 11, 2006, Al-Zaman participated in a protest outside the offices of the Philadelphia Inquirer, in response to the newspaper's reprinting of a cartoon of the "Prophet" Muhammad. Sponsors of the protest included such Muslim Brotherhood affiliates as the Muslim American Society (MAS), the Muslim Students Association (MSA), Young Muslims (YM), and the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA). (ICNA-Philadelphia flyer, 'DEMONSTRATION against The Philadelphia Inquirer,' February 10, 2006) ICNA's state representative, Iqbal Baqai, threatened the newspaper, stating, "We are going to keep protesting till they say they are sorry; Muslims are very angry and the Inquirer offices could even be attacked." (Ayesha Akram, The Christian Science Monitor, 'Muslim Americans split on cartoons,' February 9, 2006)

One of the cartoon protestors held a sign advertising the website of Why Islam?  Showcased on the site are an article stating that it is permissible for husbands to beat their wives and a message board whose posters laud Hezbollah and Hamas. (Joe Kaufman, FrontPage Magazine, 'Why Jihad U?' August 30, 2006) As well, at the protest, copies of a book featuring convicted terrorist Ali al-Timimi as an editor, 'A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam,' were given out. Al-Timimi had been charged with encouraging his followers, in the days after 9/11, to join the Taliban and attack Americans. (Mathew Barakat, Associated Press, 'Islamic Scholar Ali Al-Timimi Convicted,' April 26, 2005)

"By the way, I just saw her [Samar Jarrah] today on our local station discussing the Hamas issue. I will try to have a transcript of it online later, insha'Allah. Very good points brought up… I asked [Ahmed] Bedier and he said he did tape it. If he posts it then I will definitely link to it, otherwise Bedier said I could have a copy." (Jennifer Valko's blog idealmotion, 'Ready for Dialogue,' January 30, 2006) Just four days prior to this, Jarrah, talking about Hamas on a radio program, stated, "I am for national resistance. It's accorded to every country under international law." (Public Radio International, Open Source with Christopher Lydon, January 26, 2006)

On February 14, 2006, Al-Zaman, as Communications Director of CAIR, joined ICNA-Philadelphia in a press conference "to launch a major educational effort focusing on the life and legacy of Islam's Prophet Muhammad." (ICNA-Philadelphia, 'CAIR Philadelphia series on the Legacy of the Prophet,' February 13, 2006) ICNA was established in 1971 to emulate the Muslim Brotherhood of Pakistan, Jamaat-e-Islami, and has been investigated by the U.S. government for having possible ties to Al-Qaeda. (Sherrie Gossett, Cybercast News Service, 'NY Muslim Group Linked to bin Laden Supporters,' July 18, 2005)

"The unwillingness to call for a cease-fire gives the impression that the administration places less value on the lives of American citizens of Arab descent and Islamic faith and are therefore not worthy of protection from Israeli state terrorism. It is a shame as well a crime that such destruction is happening with the political and financial support of our government." (statement by Al-Zaman for an anti-Israel protest, 'Philadelphians Oppose U.S. Support for Israel's War on the Lebanese and Palestinians,' Philadelphia Independent Media Center, August 4, 2006)

About the Foundation for Islamic Education (FIE), a school academy located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that has doubled as a jihad camp for children, Al-Zaman stated, "They are very warm and welcoming." (Jeff Price, Philadelphia Inquirer, 'Neighbors fight Islamic foundation's expansion,' July 5, 2006) Individuals whom the FIE has provided a warm welcome for, include:

• Maher Hathout, a Senior Advisor to the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), who has on numerous occasions stated his support for Hezbollah (Zionist Organization of America, 'ZOA Runs Radio Ad Exposing L.A. Human Relations Awardee Hathout As Pro-Hezbollah And US/Israel Basher,' September 20, 2006)

• Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss-born Muslim scholar, who had his visa revoked by the U.S. State Department, due to his providing of funds to Hamas (Josh Gerstein, The New York Sun, 'Oxford Scholar Denied Visa Due to Alleged Hamas Links,' September 26, 2006)

• Riyadh ul-Haq, a Muslim cleric from England, who was banned from entry into Canada, on grounds that he has incited hatred against Jews, Hindus, homosexuals and moderate Muslims (Sheri Shefa, The Canadian Jewish News, 'British imam denied entry into Canada, July 5, 2006)

'60 Minutes,' CBS, November 13, 1994:

Mike Wallace: "What do you think of the military undertakings of Hamas?"

Nihad Awad: "Well, I think that's -- that's for the people there to judge."

Wallace: "I'm asking you."

Awad: "The -- the United Nations Charter grants people who are under occupation to defend themselves against illegal occupation."


"After I researched the situation inside and outside Palestine, I am in support of the Hamas movement more than the PLO... I know that this movement as an Islamic movement has not been objectively reported in the United States..." (stated by Nihad Awad at symposium at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida, March 22, 1994)

“In June 1994, we used a modest donation as a starting budget to open the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Washington, D.C.” (Nihad Awad, Americans for Middle East Understanding, ‘Muslim-Americans in Mainstream America,’ February 2000) The donation Awad was writing about was $5000 in seed money from the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, a Hamas “charity” shut down by the U.S. government in December of 2001. (Testimony of Steven Emerson Before the United States Senate Committee of Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, ‘Money Laundering and Terror Financing Issues in the Middle East,’ July 13, 2005)

"The arrest, detention and extradition is politically motivated... [and] this campaign has been orchestrated to serve as a wedge between America and Islamic countries." (stated by Nihad Awad at May 10, 1996 press conference organized to support U.S. detained Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook)

In December of 1996, Awad was a featured speaker at a five-day IAP convention held in Chicago, along with convicted terrorist Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi. (advertisement for Islamic Association for Palestine 1996 Convention, 'The Islamic Issue - The Present And The Future,' December 20, 1996)

"They [the Jews] have been saying 'Next year in Jerusalem' - we say 'Next year to all Palestine.'" (stated by Nihad Awad at Al-Awda rally at Lafayette Park in front of the White House, September 16, 2000)

"Hollywood is not our friend. Holywood has distorted the facts. Hollywood has shown freedom fighters as terrorists. Hollywood has done the work that Zionists cannot done [sic]." (ibid)

“[L]et me applaud the Canadian government for settling this case and congratulate Mr. Arar, his family and those all who helped him, including our office, CAIR-Canada, who took up this case and informed us about it, and we [sic] work on this case here in Washington. And since we have been observing and monitoring this case, and we have waited for years to see this day come through, and I’m glad to see that today, Friday, a settlement has been announced. Mr. Arar has been vindicated by the Canadian government, and I hope that he will take this as a chapter in the past and move on with his life and his kids.” (statement by Nihad Awad about Al-Qaeda operative Maher Arar, CTV News, January 26, 2007) Arar, a Canadian citizen, was deported by the United States to Syria, in October of 2002. Considered a threat to American security, Arar, after being returned to Canada by Syria, continues to have his name on the U.S. ‘no fly’ list, which Awad said he hopes will change. (CBC News, ‘Maher Arar: Timeline,’ January 26, 2007)

In October of 2000, Awad partnered with CAIR Communications Specialist, Randall "Ismail" Royer, in a 'Live Dialogue' session on Islam Online. (Nihad Awad/Ismail Royer, Islam Online, Live Dialogue, 'Mobilizing Muslims in America,' October 5, 2000) In less than a year from then, Royer, while still employed by CAIR, plotted with an Al-Qaeda related group to murder Americans and Indians overseas. (Department of Justice, 'Randall Todd Royer and Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Hamdi Sentenced for Participation in Virginia Jihad Network,' April 9, 2004)

Awad refused to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization. (Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball, Newsweek, 'CAIR Play?' December 29, 2006)

Ayloush received a “special thanks” credit, in the July 1999 issue of Al-Talib, a publication of the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at UCLA. The cover of the issue dons a picture of Osama bin Laden, who the publication describes as a “freedom fighter and philanthropist.” The issue contains an editorial signed by “The Al-Talib Staff,” which states, “When we hear someone refer to the great Mujahid (someone who struggles in Allah’s cause) Osama bin Laden as a ‘terrorist,’ we should defend our brother and refer to him as a freedom fighter, someone who has forsaken wealth and power to fight in Allah’s cause and speak out against oppressors. We take these stances only to please Allah.” (Al-Talib, ‘The Spirit of Jihad,’ July 1999)

Ayloush placed on his personal blog a photo of an Israeli fighter jet, referring to it (him) as "the guilty Israeli terrorist," while at the same time posting to his blog photos of a deceased baby draped in a Hamas flag. (Hussam Ayloush Official Website, ‘Images from the Palestinian holocaust,’ March 1, 2008)

Ayloush has placed on his personal blog a link to IslamiCity (Hussam Ayloush Official Website, ‘Links,’ July 24, 2007 - Present), a website that repeatedly calls for the murder of Jews and repeatedly "curses" Jews and Christians. (IslamiCity, ‘Hadith - Sahih Bukhari - English Translation,’ December 3, 2005 - Present)

Ayloush compared Allyson Rowen-Taylor, the former Associate Director of the American Jewish Congress (AJC) in Los Angeles and co-founder of Stand With Us (SWU), to the people that beheaded Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, as being “two sides of the same coin.” (Ayloush statement on WMNF’s ‘True Talk,’ June 22, 2007) Ayloush attacked Rowen-Taylor in response to her criticism aimed at a June 2007 CAIR-sponsored discussion panel about a film on Pearl’s murder, where she likened CAIR’s involvement to “David Duke co-sponsoring ‘Schindler’s List’” and stated, “The only reason they like this film is because it’s about a dead Jew.” The panel included pro-terror and anti-Israel groups, including CAIR, MPAC and Café Intifada. (Dianne Garrett, Variety, “Where ‘Heart’ goes, controversy follows: Jolie film drawing attention from religious orgs,” June 21, 2007)

"Wagdy Ghoneim is a highly regarded religious scholar who gives speeches around the country." (Ayloush statement about radical Egyptian cleric Wagdy Ghoneim, after Ghoneim's November 4, 2004 arrest) Soon after, Ghoneim was deported to Qatar. (NewsMax, 'Arrested Mosque Leader in California Leaves U.S.' January 4, 2005)

"'Intifada' really indicates standing up against injustice. Literally, if you want to describe the Jewish uprising on the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis, in Arabic you would call it the intifada." (Ayloush statement, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, 'Muslims Fumble on Team Names,' December 12, 2003)

In one of his blog posts, Ayloush stated that “playing politics” with the Holocaust “is immoral,” but then, within the same piece, he went on to use the tragedy of the Holocaust to promote his anti-Israel agenda. In an article about the Holocaust, one would never expect to read such phrases as “Israeli crimes against Palestinians” and “fighting the Zionists extremists” – two of the phrases found in Ayloush’s post. (Hussam Ayloush’s blog, ‘Denying the Holocaust is immoral and un-Islamic,’ December 20, 2006)

In one of his blog posts, Ayloush kept using the word “apartheid” with respect to Israel, attempting to paint Israel as a racist state. (Hussam Ayloush’s blog, “Who dares to use the ‘A’ word,” February 2, 2007) He employs former President Jimmy Carter’s recently published book, ‘Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid,’ to reinforce this notion. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has called Carter’s book a “biased account” exhibiting an “obsession with blaming Israel,” which “unjustly encourages Israel-bashers around the world” and “gives comfort to the extremists on the Palestinian side who are reinforced in their extremism by this kind of ‘analysis.’” (Abraham H. Foxman, ADL, “Judging a Book by Its Cover and Its Content: A review of ‘Palestine Peace Not Apartheid’ by Jimmy Carter” November 13, 2006)

Ayloush, once again, called Israel an “Apartheid state” and referred to the creation of Israel as “The Nakba” or “Catastrophe.” He wrote, “This week, Israel and its supporters celebrated the 60-year anniversary of the establishment of the Apartheid state of Israel on historic Palestine... 60 years of dispossesion are enough. Time to end this ongoing Nakba.” (The Official Blog of Hussam Ayloush, ‘The Nakba, Catastrophe, lives on, after 60 years,’ May 16, 2008)

Ayloush referred to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as an "extremist group." (In Focus, "CAIR slams ADL for 'smear tactics,'" September 2007)

“[Ayloush] claims his organization merely ‘denounce[s] human rights violations committed by Israel.’ But in fact, Ayloush himself is known to use the term ‘Zionazi’ to refer to Israelis and compare Zionism to Nazism, once writing in an e-mail, ‘Indeed, the Zionazis are a bunch of nice people; just like their Nazi brethren! It is just that the world keeps making up lies about them! It is so unfair.’” (Steven Emerson, Los Angeles Jewish Journal, ‘CAIR,’ November 17, 2006)

Ayloush has referred to Zionism as “a political ideology whose tentacles are rooted in racism.” (Hussam Ayloush, Orange County Register, ‘Column a slur on Muslim community,’ December 1, 2002)

Ayloush called the kidnapping of three Israeli soldiers by Hamas and Hezbollah a “military operation” and said that Israel’s retaliation against the terrorist organizations was “very reminiscent to the nazi style of collective punishment against the Jewish population, the Polish population, the French population, in response to a resistance.” [Note the choice of his words. Hamas is also known as the Islamic Resistance Movement.] He stated that it’s a “legitimate debate” whether the kidnappings were “wise or unwise.” (Los Angeles ABC-7, ‘Mideast Crisis,’ August 2006)

Ayloush has complained of the United States’ treatment of the terrorist organization, Hamas, which recently had many of its members voted into the Palestinian Authority. During a May 2006 Khutbah (sermon) he gave at the Islamic Institute of Orange County (IIOC), Ayloush stated: “Compare your situation to the situation of our brothers and sisters in Palestine… They were starved, they were pressured and threatened with embargo, if they don’t have democratic elections. And then, when they have the democratic elections, because we don’t like the results, now they are being starved again, embargoed and punished.” (Hussam Ayloush, IIOC speech, “Don’t Be Pessimistic,” May 19, 2006)

Ayloush stated on his blog that he would like to see the closure of the Guantanimo Bay prison, where he believes at least some of the inmates are “innocent.” (Hussam Ayloush, website of CAIR, ‘Shut Down the Gitmo Gulag,’ June 15, 2006) Ayloush posted a picture of detainee Sami Al-Haj on his blog, along with an Al-Haj poem threatening President Bush, and of him said, "Mr. Al-Haj must be freed and compensated for all the harm we have caused to him and his family. Mr. Al-Haj deserves an apology." (Hussam Ayloush's blog, 'Prisoner 345,' August 27, 2007) But according to the military: “Detainees are held at JTF-Guantanamo because they are dangerous and continue to pose a threat to the U.S. and our allies. They have expressed a commitment to kill Americans and our friends if released. These are not common criminals, they are enemy combatants being detained because they have waged war against our nation and they continue to pose a threat.” (U.S. Southern Command, ‘Gen. John Craddock's Opening Statement,’ June 20, 2006)

"At a recent press conference, a reporter jokingly asked me how I felt now that there is a group called CAIR Watch. I replied that I felt privileged." (Hussam Ayloush's blog, 'It is humbling to be popular,' October 13, 2006)

Bagby sits on the Board of Directors of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and is part of ISNA's Leadership Development Center. (website of ISNA, February 5, 2007) ISNA was established in 1981 by the Muslim Brotherhood-related Muslim Students Association (MSA) along with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader Sami Al-Arian. (Islam Online, 'Guest CV,' November 8, 2001)

Bagby also serves as Secretary General of the Muslim Alliance of North America (MANA), which he founded, in May of 2000, with a group of African-American Muslim leaders. One of the leaders was Siraj Wahhaj, a Brooklyn imam whose name is found on the U.S. Attorney's list of suspected co-conspirators of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. (Militant Islam Monitor, 'List of Unindicted co conspirators in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing ,' December 6, 2005) MANA was created through the group Al-Ummah, in response to the arrest of then-leader of Al-Ummah, H. Rap Brown, a.k.a. Jamil Al-Amin, for the murder of a sheriff's deputy, which he is currently serving a life sentence for. (website of MANA, 'About MANA,' March 17, 2002)

"While the media conjures up images of H. Rap Brown, the '60s revolutionary with his incendiary calls for violence, Muslims of America bring to mind a different image--a humble, soft-spoken, national leader who has been instrumental in uniting the very diverse Muslim community." (Ihsan Bagby, Beliefnet, 'The Jamil Al-Amin Who Muslims Know,' July 4, 2003)

"Ultimately we can never be full citizens of this country… because there is no way we can be fully committed to the institutions and ideologies of this country." (Ihsan Bagby, The Muslims of America, 'Political Activities of Muslims in America,' Oxford University Press, 1991)

"They fear involvement may make it easier for their children to adopt American popular culture. They don't want to lose their souls by compromising Islamic moral standards." (Ihsan Bagby, The News and Observer, 'Growing by faith,' July 8, 2003)

"When Bagby released his [demographic] study in April, [The Mosque in America: A National Portrait], many reporters noted that if his figures were right then Muslims outnumbered Jews in the United States… However, when one compares Bagby's methods and assumptions with those of Smith and Kosmin, it is plain that Bagby's is severely and fatally flawed… It seems that Bagby, along with many 'ethnic group researchers' is willing to bend every effort to increase the count of his group." (Andrew A. Beveridge, Gotham Gazette, 'Counting Muslims,' January 1, 2002)

"A Detroit-area Islamic organization, the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, released a survey of Detroit Muslims, A Portrait of Detroit Mosques: Muslim Views on Policy, Politics and Religion, on April 6, 2004. Written by Ihsan Bagby, associate professor of Islamic studies at the University of Kentucky, and conducted in mid-2003, the survey's key thesis… is that 'The vast majority of Muslim Americans hold moderate views on issues of policy, politics and religion.'… Bagby's results indicate anything but moderation… [W]e have here a case of survey research being distorted by its sponsors to hide the actual results. This is intellectual fraud and political deception." (Daniel Pipes, FrontPage Magazine, 'The Moderation of American Muslims,' April 4, 2004)

"'There are 8 million Muslims in America now,' boasted a spokeswoman for something called the Muslim Advancement Society… It's a wildly inflated estimate manufactured by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, something that the media could easily refute if they dared - simply by deconstructing CAIR's unscientific methodology… Finding reliable data for Muslims in America is hard because the Census Bureau does not survey creed. So CAIR, which has an agenda to Islamize America, has overfilled the vacuum. To come up with its own figure, it hired a 'respected scholar' by the name of Ihsan Bagby to lead its 'study.' But Bagby not only lacks independence - he's a CAIR board member - he's not even a trained demographer. Worse, he admits the number he arrived at is a 'guesstimation.'" (Investor's Business Daily, 'The 8-Million Muslim Lie,' January 17, 2007)

While Bangee was a student at the University of California at Irvine (UCI), she held the position of External Public Relations Director of the campus Muslim Student Union (MSU). In that capacity, she wrote, “As has been stated before, the MSU does not agree with the racist political ideology of Zionism.” (Marya Bangee, New University, Letter to the Editor, ‘Coverage of Religious Clubs Biased,’ October 23, 2006)

Concerning a May 2006 weeklong series sponsored by the MSU at UCI, which made light of the Holocaust and which featured Hamas supporter Abdel Malik Ali, Bangee stated, “The MSU believes the use of titles such as ‘Holocaust in the Holy Land’ and ‘Israel: The Fourth Reich’ illustrate the very real parallel between tragedies in the past - like, but not limited to, the Nazi policy of extermination against Jews, gypsies and other minorities during World War II - and the systematic genocide being carried out against the Palestinian people today.” (Ben Ritter, UC-Irvine News, "MSU Provokes With ‘Holocaust’ Week: UC Irvine’s Muslim Student Union expressed disapproval of the 'apartheid' state of Israel," May 23, 2006)

“Zionism often uses the Holocaust to justify its genocidal policies...” (stated by Marya Bangee, UC-Irvine News, "MSU Provokes With ‘Holocaust’ Week: UC Irvine’s Muslim Student Union expressed disapproval of the 'apartheid' state of Israel," May 23, 2006)

On January 31, 2007, following a speech made by Daniel Pipes at UCI, the leader of the Muslim students attending the speech stated that “it's just a matter of time before the State of Israel will be wiped off the face of the map.” (website of Daniel Pipes, ‘My Disrupted Talk at the University of California-Irvine,’ February 1, 2007) Bangee attempted to excuse away the statement, saying, “He was talking about the political apparatus of Israel, not the people there.” (Daniel Treiman, The Jewish Daily Forward, ‘California Campuses Gain a Reputation as Hotbeds of Anti-Israel Rhetoric,’ April 5, 2007)

In her writings, Bangee attacks Daniel Pipes, one of the preeminent scholars of our time in the fields of counter-terrorism and the Middle East, falsely labeling him with such abusive terms as: “propagandist,” “xenophobe,” “notorious racist” and “premiere Islamophobe.” (Marya Bangee, New University, ‘Racist Speaker Welcomed by Hillel,’ February 5, 2007; Marya Bangee, Muslamics, ‘Alkalima and World Domination: Muslim Students Want to Take Over the World?’ March 17, 2007)

Along with her position in the MSU, Bangee held the title of Communications Director of the West Zone Conference of the Muslims Students Association (MSA West). While with the group, MSA West posted material on its website praising Hamas. (MSA West, Multimedia, Audio Lectures, MSA West Conference 2006, “Da’wah, Political Activism and Civil Rights: Elevating the Word of Allah in the campus and society,” July 11, 2007)

In a post on her site, Bangee repeatedly refers to Israel as “apartheid Israel.” (Marya Bangee, Muslamics, ‘To see Summer Sky Is Poetry though,’ June 18, 2007)

On bringing back the Caliphate: “Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala bring back the days when Islam was practiced in government, in society, in all spheres of life. Ameen. The Muslim world truly needs another reviver.” (Marya Bangee, Verbage, March 7, 2007)

Bangee demeaned legislation passed by the U.S. Senate regarding the combating of domestic radicalization, stating that it reflected a “growing fear towards Muslims.” (ibid)

In a post on her site, Bangee referred to the war in Iraq as “the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq.” (Marya Bangee, Verbage, March 18, 2007)

Bangee posted a picture on her website depicting a boy holding a string attached to the ENTIRE nation of Israel with the caption, ‘I DREAM OF A FREE PALESTINE.’ (Marya Bangee, Verbage, ‘Rachel Corrie,’ March 17, 2007) Along with the picture, she posted a link to the website, Anti-“Israel,” a site that features statements from leaders of Hamas. (Mousa Abu Marzook, Anti-“Israel,” “Hamas’ stand: An official of the movement describes its goals for all of Palestine,” July 10, 2007)

Bangee posted a quote from Palestinian cleric Tayser Al-Tamimi, stating that the Al-Aqsa Mosque was being threatened by Israel. (Marya Bangee, Verbage, ‘Masjid al-Aqsa – Under Seige?’ February 7, 2007) This is the same Tayser Al-Tamimi that is quoted as saying, “Islam is escalating and cannot be resisted. I pray that Allah may tear apart America just as the Soviet Union was torn apart.” And “The Jews are destined to be persecuted, humiliated, and tortured forever, and it is a Muslim duty to see to it that they reap their due... Where Hitler failed, we must succeed.” (Debbie Schlussel, "Terrorism’s American Gigolo: Richard Gere’s Palestinian Bedfellows," January 5, 2005)

In February of 2007, Bangee posted on her website a quote from Mohammed claiming that Muslims have more of a right to celebrate Moses’s victory over Egypt's Pharoah than Jews do. (Marya Bangee, Verbage, ‘An Auspicious Week,’ February 2, 2007)

In January of 2007, Bangee posted on her website a letter written by the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Banna. (Marya Bangee, Verbage, ‘The Man with No Heart,’ January 22, 2007)

On January 3, 2007, Bangee ominously wrote on her website, “Speaking of the future, the fictional documentary Death of a President is an amazing intellectual exercise on what would happen if there were to be an assassination.” (Marya Bangee, Verbage, ‘Our Common Humanity,’ January 3, 2007) Two days prior to this, Bangee posted the following (related?) quote on her site, “The future, of course, is not something you predict and wait for. It is something you invent daily through your actions.” (Marya Bangee, Verbage, ‘A Reflection on 2006,’ January 1, 2007)

On her website, Bangee referred to former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton as “two major warmongers.” (ibid)

Bangee is a writer for Alkalima, the official magazine of the Muslim community at UCI. (website of Alkalima, ‘Staff,’ October 2005 – Present) In June of 2004, Alkalima published an article calling the Israeli execution of Hamas spiritual leader Ahmed Yassin as a “cowardly” act. (Abdulrahman Hachache, Alkalima, ‘The Assassinations of Sheikh Yassin and Dr. Rantissi,’ June 2004)

After two bloggers criticized Alkalima for posting a video on You Tube titled ‘World Domination,’ which depicted the word “alkalima” – in both Arabic and English – blanketing the Earth, Bangee attacked the two on a blog, derogatorily referring to them as “Zionist #1” and “Zionist #2.” (Marya Bangee, Muslamics, ‘Alkalima and World Domination: Muslim Students Want to Take Over the World?’ March 17, 2007)

In April of 2007, Bangee posted a link, on a blog she’s affiliated with, to IslamiCity (Marya Bangee, Muslamics, ‘Violence in Islam,’ April 24, 2007), a website that repeatedly calls for the murder of Jews and repeatedly “curses” Jews and Christians. (IslamiCity, ‘Hadith - Sahih Bukhari - English Translation,’ December 3, 2005 - Present)

Bangee asked for people to pray for leaders of the Hamas financier Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF). She stated, “They were falsely accused of supporting ‘terrorist organizations’ while they were actually feeding, clothing and educating the impoverished people of Palestine.” (Marya Bangee, Muslamics, “Holy Land Foundation Trail Verdict - Du`a' Needed,” October 19, 2007)

Bangee stated that she wears “intifada” shirts. (Marya Bangee, Muslamics, ‘Fired Principal of Arabic School Sues City,’ comments, November 19, 2007)

'Your Turn with Kathy Fountain,' WTVT-Tampa, December 7, 2005:

Fountain: "If [Sami Al-Arian] was associating with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, doesn't that seem immoral, in your opinion?"

Bedier: "To a certain degree. Now, before 1995 there was nothing immoral about it."


Bedier trying to defend PIJ leader Sami Al-Arian against being called a terrorist on WMNF's 'True Talk,', May 11, 2007:

Caller: "Hey, that Al-Arian guy, he was a professor at USF. Wasn’t – He was accused of being a terrorist, I guess. Didn’t he say something off color on television, on that O’Reilly show, something about like ‘I want to kill all Jews’ or ‘All Jews must die’? Didn’t he say something like that?... He said something that got O’Reilly’s hair on his back – It doesn’t take much. But I mean, the guy’s a terrorist, right?"

Bedier: "The caller’s question highlights the level of ignorance that the folks in Tampa and around the country have about the Al-Arian case and the trial. A lot of these people never even stepped foot in the courtroom, but they think they know everything there is to know about this trial, more so than even the jurors that sat there for six months. Even the government, themselves, said that Al-Arian is not a terrorist. The government, themselves, admitted that Al-Arian never financed any violence. What they did say was that he was conspiring with them to aid and provide support for a terrorist organization. But even those charges did not stick, and the jury did not believe it, based on the evidence, and that’s the American judicial system. People should not be smeared by the court of public opinion without looking at the evidence.”

• Author Bilal Al-Amin: “I’m not very good at being brief about Hezbollah, but I’ll try. I’ll just say that it’s not at all the picture that is portrayed of it in the West, as some sort of cartoonish terrorist group. It is a liberation movement in many senses for the Lebanese Shia that has huge support, probably more than any party in Lebanon… It has quite a clean record, and its leader, Hasan Nasrallah, is revered probably by most Lebanese as a fairly eloquent and capable leader.”

• Professor Rania Masri: “They have been trying to invade Lebanon since the first day. Yesterday alone, there was a 20-hour battle between the Israeli army and the National Resistance Movement of Hezbollah. For 20 hours they fought. This speaks volumes about the heroic nature of Hezbollah.”

• University of South Florida (USF) alum Fadia Anani: “The fact of the matter is that Hezbollah has a lot of the voice of the people here, so ultimately Hezbollah’s voice needs to be heard. You can’t just keep shutting it away, because it’s always gonna rise again.”

'The Web As A Weapon,' Kevin Begos, The Tampa Tribune, September 11, 2006:

Begos: "Daniel Byman, a terrorism expert at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said Americans tend to think of these groups in absolutes - they either build hospitals or build bombs... For example, the United States has designated Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorist groups. But many people in the Middle East don't view them that way."

Bedier: "Oftentimes people in the West oversimplify all the groups. Al-Qaida doesn't provide any social services. They just attack civilians. They're not into dialogue."


Ahmed Bedier's radio show, True Talk, May 23, 2008:

Samar Jarrah: "It's fascinating that some people who are supposedly terrorism experts and are advising this country are spending time to write about you moving up and changing your career. I mean, it's not like belittling you in any way, but I thought they would have much more important things to do."

Ahmed Bedier: "Yeah, I mean, well, if they think you're a terrorist, then they want to watch your movement."


On bringing back the Caliphate and denouncing the West: "Yeah, well, we're looking for it still. Right now... Since the fall of the Ottoman Empire - that was the last major Muslim organized religion - we don't really have a hierarchy that's organized how the Catholics are organized. We're looking for that, and once we have that one voice, unified voice, we'll be able to speak up. Many people say all the time, 'Why aren't Muslims condemning 9/11?' Well, we are, but we're doing it as groups and as individuals, as different mosques, but we're not doing it as one unified voice that speaks clearly... We're trying. But the Ottoman Empire fell because of the Allied Powers, and it was caused by colonialism and so on. Again, Western Allies going there and dividing the Ottoman Empire. That's what it is now." (statement by Ahmed Bedier, WTVT-Tampa, 'Your Turn with Kathy Fountain,' May 13, 2006)

"Catholic priests pose more of a terrorism threat by having sex with young altar boys than those who flew planes into the World Trade Center." (Ahmed Bedier to Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite, during surprise CAIR meeting with Congresswoman, May 29, 2004)

"Before the invasion, there were no terrorists in Iraq. There was no Al-Qaeda connections. There was no Zarqawi. There was no letters from Bin Laden. There was none of that stuff. There was nobody coming over the borders… But now, this is a breeding ground for terrorism and for insurgency, where people are coming in from all the borders. And it can’t be stopped." About the insurgency: "When people don’t have water or food, they do crazy things!" (statements by Ahmed Bedier, WTVT-Tampa, 'Your Turn with Kathy Fountain,' October 17, 2005)

"I wouldn't work for any organization that has any type of bad connections." (Ahmed Bedier, WMNF, 'True Talk,' August 18, 2006)

"In my office, I have a picture of myself next to the Special Agent in charge of the FBI - really big, you know - and I tell them, 'This is my Get Out of Jail card.'" (ibid)

“People, when you corner them [Muslims], when you keep attacking them and demonizing them and treating them like animals, guess what? They’re gonna snap. And one point, somebody’s gonna retaliate, and then all hell’s gonna break loose.” (Ahmed Bedier speech at the University of South Florida, ‘The Rise of Islamophobia,’ April of 2007)

Defending Ahmed Abda Sherf Mohamed and Yousef Samir Megahed, two individuals arrested near a Naval base and charged with possession of explosive devices (pipe bombs): “Obviously their heritage and background is playing a major role in blowing this out of proportion.” (stated by Ahmed Bedier, Tampa Bay Tribune, '2 USF Students In S.C. Charged With Possession Of Pipe Bomb,' August 7, 2007) “And honestly most people will tell you if these were some good old boys from South Carolina traveling through the highway of that county and getting pulled over and having some fireworks, I doubt that it would make news around the world. We believe that there’s an overreaction that [sic] happening here just because of their Middle Eastern and Muslim backgrounds.” (stated by Ahmed Bedier, WTSB - Tampa Bay 10, 'USF, CAIR concerned about students arrest in South Carolina,' August 7, 2007)

Bedier, at a forum discussing the issue, refused to condemn the Islamic practice of stoning, instead falsely noting that all three "monotheistic religions" prescribe it and that, being that four witnesses are needed to establish the crime (in Islamic courts), with a punishment of 70 lashes for a false accusation, the evidentiary standard is virtually unattainable. (Robert Spencer, Jihad Watch, 'CAIR's Ahmed Bedier passes up a chance to condemn stoning,' January 12, 2008)

A speech to the Department of Defense: Central Command (CENTCOM) that Bedier was scheduled to give on January 15, 2008 was cancelled, after information was provided to CENTCOM about CAIR's terrorist ties. (Americans Against Hate, 'CAIR Speech at CENTCOM Cancelled,' January 12, 2008)

"At the end of the program, we want to dedicate some time to what they're calling the 60th Anniversary Celebration of Israel's Independence. I really don't know what they gained independence from. We call it the Nakba, a disaster occupation for 60 years." (Ahmed Bedier, WMNF, 'True Talk,' May 9, 2008)

Bendib is a Berkeley-based cartoonist, who utilizes his talents to demean the United States, Israel, Christians and Jews. According to Bendib, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has been monitoring his work for years. (Rona Marech, San Francisco Chronicle, "Drawing from politics: Berkeley cartoonist's Algerian Muslim American background influences his satirical barbs," October 17, 2003)

In one of his cartoons, Bendib satirizes the September 11th attacks, drawing a plane labeled "GW BUSH" crashing into two buildings resembling the World Trade Center's twin towers. A character in the piece asks, "OSAMA BIN BUSH AND BLAIR AL ZARKAWI?" (Muslim Observer, 'Al Djazeera,' 2005)

In another of his cartoons, the United States Capitol has an Israeli flag flying atop it. It says, "THE ETERNAL, UNITED, UNDIVIDED - (BOTH HOUSES) - CAPITOL OF ISRAEL." (www.iviews.com, 'Occupied territory,' 2000)

In another, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is giving birth to a baby wielding a kitchen knife dripping with blood. The baby is labeled "ZIONIST JEWS." (Muslim Observer, 'Birth pangs two,' 2006)

In another, Bendib portrays the Jews, represented by an ape with a Star of David (Jewish Star), as attempting to take over the world. The ape, standing atop the globe, states, "JERUSALEM, FROM N.Y. CITY TO KUALA LUMPUR, UNDIVIDED, ETERNAL CAPITAL OF ISRAEL… EVERYTHING ELSE IS NEGOTIABLE." (www.iviews.com, 'Israel's eternal and undivided capital,' 2000)

In yet another, Bendib conveys the message that the Jews control the media. Half the cartoon reads, "Jewish Neighborhoods: (formerly known as illegal settlements)" and points to residences in such towns as Hebron, Kiryat Shmona and East Jerusalem. The other half reads "Not Jewish Neighborhoods: (Not officially, at least…)" and points to Beverly Hills, Hollywood, New York City, Capitol Hill, CNN, PBS, Fox News, CBS and ABC." (Khalil Bendib, 'It Became Necessary To Destroy the Planet in Order to Save It!' Elon House Publishing, June 2003)

In many of Bendib's cartoons, Jewish stars are shown within and/or alongside symbols of violence. Ariel Sharon, the former Prime Minister of Israel, is seen as bloodthirsty. In one cartoon, the word "CANNIBAL" is emblazoned next to Sharon's face. (www.bendib.com, 'Cannibal,' 2001) Mid-East expert Daniel Pipes is depicted as a pro-Jewish zealot. (Muslim Observer, 'Pipes camps,' 2005) ADL National Director Abraham Foxman is labeled a "Zionist Extremist." (www.iviews.com; 'Terrorism schmerrorism, 2001) All three of Bendib's victims are drawn in a manner reminiscent of anti-Semitic cartoons found in publications throughout the Arab world.

Bendib's sculpture, entitled 'Gas Christ,' was showcased at the University of California Berkeley, in October and November of 2004. The piece displays a likeness of Jesus on the cross, with a hood over his head, sitting in a jar of petroleum. Bendib stated that he modeled it after Andres Serrano's highly offensive 'Piss Christ,' which contained an image of Jesus submerged in urine. (Somewhere Elsewhere: A Premiere Contemporary Art Exhibition, Worth Ryder Gallery, October 19 - November 5, 2004)

"I'm known as America's Most Wanted political cartoonist, as you know -- most radical, most banned, most censored." (Khalil Bendib, KPFA, 'Voices of the Middle East and North Africa,' June 15, 2005)

In addition to CAIR, Billoo has been active in the Muslim Brotherhood-related Muslim Students Association (MSA). She was President, Treasurer and Public Relations Chair of the MSA at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), and she held the positions of Advisor and Communications Director for the National MSA West Zone Conference. (website of MSA-LB, ‘MSA Board,’ October 4, 2003 – March 24, 2005)

While she was on the board of MSA-LB, the group advertised on its website a March 2004 MSA West event, entitled ‘Purifying the Soul, Strengthening the Umma.’ (website of MSA-LB, homepage, March 28, 2004) As well, it advertised some of the featured speakers of the event, including Hatem Bazian, an individual that, less than two weeks later, was caught on videotape calling for an “intifada” or armed uprising against the United States. (San Francisco rally, April 10, 2004) Bazian was also a representative for KindHearts, a Hamas charity that was shut down by the U.S. government. (KindHearts flyer advertising its June 18, 2004 fundraising dinner, entitled ‘Palestinians in Agony!’)

Billoo has a personal web page on My Space, an online community that allows you to keep in contact with others. On it, she happily states, concerning which clubs she has been involved with at CSULB, “All the ‘terrorist’ orgs. you could imagine!” (Zahra Billoo’s My Space, homepage, June 1, 2007 - Present)

On Billoo’s My Space, she lists Islamic Relief, complete with the group’s logo, as a “friend.” (Zahra Billoo’s My Space, “Zarah’s Friends,” June 1, 2007) According to the Israeli government, Islamic Relief is a Hamas front that has provided funds and assistance to Hamas. (Chris McGreal, The Guardian, ‘Israel accuses British-funded Islamic charity of being front for terrorists,’ May 31, 2006)

Billoo is involved in blogging for at least three different web blogs on the internet, including one called MUSLAMICS. Posted on this blog is part of a tract written by the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan Al-Banna, (Angie Ellaboudy, Muslamics, ‘Advice from Imam Hassan Al Banna,’ April 25, 2007) Much of the tract was omitted from the post, including the final paragraph, which states: “May Allah grant both of us success in that which He loves and approves, and steer us on the path of those who are good and rightly guided; may He make us live like the glorious and the fortunate, and grant us the death of martyrs and those who have striven in jihad. For He is the best of Defenders, and the best of helpers.” (Hassan Al-Banna, ‘Between Yesterday and Today,’ 1936)

Billoo posted, on MUSLAMICS, part of an op-ed written by Ahmed Yousef, the political advisor to the head of Hamas in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, along with a color photo of Haniya. (Zahra Billoo, Muslamics, ‘What Hamas Wants,’ June 20, 2007) The piece bizzarely blames Hamas's war with Fatah on the United States and Israel. (Ahmed Yousef, The New York Times, ‘What Hamas Wants,’ June 20, 2007)

Billoo has her own personal blog, as well, called Cwzy Muslima. On it, she proudly announced that her “lil’ brother,” Ahmed, who is the outgoing President of MSA-LB, was quoted in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal. (Cwzy Muslima, ‘Ahmed Billoo in the Jewish Journal?’ June 1, 2007) About the article, which discusses at length about how her brother supports suicide bombings, she instructs her readers to “check it out.” (Brad A. Greenberg, Jewish Journal, ‘Pew Poll finds some U.S. Muslims support suicide bombing,’ June 1, 2007)

On her blog, Billoo posted a morbid quote from “Prophet” Muhammad, saying, “You should remember the reality that brings an end to all worldly joys and pleasures, namely, death.” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Death,’ May 28, 2007)

Billoo repeatedly refers to the state of Israel as “Apartheid Israel.” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, “Boycott [Apartheid] Israel – Don’t Play another ‘Sun City!’” May 21, 2007)

Billoo posted a picture of a girl wearing a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) bandana around her head. The photo is titled “hamasgirl.” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘For the Record,’ May 8, 2007)

Billoo posted a violent Islamic call to faith stating, “‘Ya Allah, You are my supporter and You are my helper, by You I move and by You I attack and by You I battle.’” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Ya Allah,’ April 28, 2007) This is the same statement made by convicted 9/11 terrorist, Zacarias Moussaoui, during the April 2002 hearing against him. (Transcript of Motion Hearing Before the Honorable Leonie M. Brinkema United States District Judge, Alexandria, Virginia, April 22, 2002)

Billoo posted a picture of PIJ leader Sami Al-Arian and referred to the U.S. government’s sentencing and imprisonment of him as “Dr. Al-Arian’s ongoing persecution.” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Today…” March 30, 2007)

Billoo wrote that she attended a fundraiser for Al-Arian and ended the post by saying, “May Allah (swt) grant the Palestinians and all of the oppressed peoples of the world victory!” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Bay Area Muslims Mobilizing for Al-Aqsa,’ March 9, 2007)

Billoo described the work of the Hamas-related charity, Islamic Relief, as “amazing.” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Daniel Pipes v. Zahra Billoo,’ February 17, 2007) As well, on her blog, Billoo posted a video for and told people to donate to Islamic Relief. (Zahra Billoo, CWZY MUSLIMA, 'Islamic Relief and Katrina,' September 7, 2007)

After seeing “Zionist Propaganda” on a San Francisco train (BART), put up by "Blue Star PR folks," Billoo had thoughts about committing suicide. (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Reminder for Palestine Activists,’ January 19, 2007)

Billoo told her readers to listen to the speeches that were given at the MSA West Conference 2006, in relation to the speech she gave at its 2007 conference. (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, 'Daniel Pipes v. Zahra Billoo,' February 17, 2007) At the 2006 conference, during Abdul Malik Ali's lecture, he stated the following: "Last week, we were all feeling so good – we were all feeling so good – because of what happened with Hamas. [crowd: 'Takbir – Allahu Akbar'] Now, it's always dangerous for an Islamic movement to get involved in electorial politics. It is always dangerous. But you gotta admit, [crowd laughing] when Hamas won last week, didn't you feel good about that? And then, didn't you just think about the Yahood [Jews]? [crowd laughing] Because remember the Israeli government was trying so hard to destroy Hamas? Our beloved Sheikh Yassin was martyred. And then Sheikh Rantisi was martyred after him… And then, the Israelis tried all they could to instigate a civil war – tried to get the Palestinian Authority to attack Hamas, and they did, and Hamas bit. They bit; they said, 'No, no, no, we ain't fightin' back. We ain't fightin' back.' A brilliant move! A brilliant move, because there would have been a civil war. They said, 'We'll wait.' That's the Islamic movement. See, the Islamic movement is not planes going into buildings. That's Yahoodi [the Jewish] movement. [crowd laughing] You know what I'm sayin'? That's George Bush movement. [crowd laughing] You know what I'm saying? But the Islamic movement is not putting bombs in subways and so on and so forth – in London, so on and so forth – that type of thing. That’s not Islamic movement. When you look at Hamas and see what Hamas is doing, you say that's Islamic movement! That's what Islamic movement represents!" (MSA West Conference 2006, "Da'wah, Political Activism and Civil Rights: Elevating the Word of Allah in the campus and society")

About Billoo being profiled on CAIR Watch: "It's sad because I don't deserve such an honor. Subhan'Allah a lot of the folks in that Hall of Fame [CAIR Watch Profiles] are true superstars. We're talking about the likes of Dr. Sami Al-Arian who has suffered ridiculous injustices, along with so many others who have made innumerable contributions to the cause of social justice. I'm not fit to clean the shoes of so many of those people." (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Famous,’ June 12, 2007)

"Rather than use U.S. military aid for 'legitimate self-defense' or 'internal security,' Apartheid Israel relies upon it to prosecute its illegal 40-year old foreign military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip as well as it's altogether illegitimate existence." (Zahra Billoo, Muslamics, 'Oppose $30 Billion in Military Aid to Apartheid Israel,' August 1, 2007)

“It's day 14 of Dr. Al-Arian's hunger strike, he's lost 25 pounds and he isn't getting the medical attention he needs. Oh and did you forget that he's imprisoned despite a jury's inability to find him guilty of anything? You've got your wedding dress and jacket ready? Your party menu is set? Your sinuses got you down? You ready for finals?... If I had to weigh the questions I'm scared of being asked on the day of judgment, none of the above really frightens me. The one that does: Did you do EVERYTHING you could? Do yourself a favor, and do something for Dr. Al-Arian.” (Zahra Billoo, Muslamics, ‘Two Minutes for Dr. Al-Arian,’ March 17, 2008)

“Do you ever get tired of hearing folks talk about their birth right in the Apartheid State? Does the idea of Jewish people who left to Europe and the US willingly decades ago now claiming a birthright in the Apartheid State rub you the wrong way? Me too!” (Zahra Billoo, Muslamics, ‘Introducing Birthright Palestine,’ March 11, 2008)

“It would obviously be a generalization to say all of the troops are scum, but it might be one that I could make without feeling guilty. It's as though everyday we learn something new and disgusting that they are being ‘ordered’ to do.” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Support Our Troops?’ March 11, 2008)

“It's bad enough our money is being spent on an imaginary War on Terror. The US and their allies conducting this imaginary war in an inefficient manner, simply adds insult to injury.” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Top Commanders & Officials...’ February 11, 2008)

Billoo refers to Israel as “Apartheid Israel.” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Al-Awda Statement On Annapolis Conference,’ November 26, 2007; ‘Gaza Massacre Continues,’ February 28, 2008; “I’m Not Sure Who I Loathe Most...” March 3, 2008; ‘Talking Points on the Gaza Drama,’ March 5, 2008; ‘Taxes,’ March 16, 2008; ‘There is Palestinian Blood on Our Motorola Cell Phones,’ April 24, 2008)

Billoo told people to donate to Islamic Relief, a “charity” reported to be a front for Hamas. (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Islamic Relief and Katrina,’ September 7, 2007)

Billoo attempted to demean Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf by repeatedly referring to him as “Busharraf.” (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Busharaf, aint no Abe Lincoln,’ December 11, 2007)

Billoo called a video celebrating the mistrial of the case against leaders of the Hamas financier Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) “a great video” and mourns that “ITS NOT OVER.” (Zahra Billoo, Muslamics, “Holy Land Foundation’s Victory!!” comments, October 31, 2007)

Concerning Israel's 60th anniversary of its independence: "'Happy' 60 Years of Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, Mass Murder, Rape, War Crimes, Oppression, and Illegal Occupation!" (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, ‘Happy Birthday!’ May 15, 2008)

"Obama's first first foreign policy speech of the general election campaign entailed him 'whoring' himself out to AIPAC this morning. Sad, right? On the bright side, at least we now know for sure that Clinton and him agree on one thing: ensuring the Palestinian people continue to suffer under iron fist of Apartheid Israel." (Zahra Billoo, Muslamics, “The One Thing Clinton & Obama Agree On,” comments, June 4, 2008)

Billoo posted onto her blog an ad calling on people to wear their keffiyehs, head coverings which are worn as symbols of Palestinian violence. (Zahra Billoo, Cwzy Muslima, “Wear Your Kaffiyeh with Pride Day,” June 6, 2008)

To stem the tide of the public relations disaster that was the UAE ports deal, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on May 21, 2006, announced on its website its decision "to build a property in the United States to serve as an endowment for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)." This proposal, reportedly worth just under $75 million dollars, was endorsed by Bin Rashid Al-Makhtoum, who holds the positions of Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE and UAE Minister of Finance and Industry. (Paul Sperry, 'The CAIR-U.A.E. Connection, FrontPage Magazine, June 20, 2006)

According to CAIR's Executive Director, Nihad Awad, "The endowment will serve as a source of income and will further allow us to reinvigorate our media campaign projecting Islam and its principles of tolerance, which is based on promotion of peace, co-existence and dialogue among various religions and cultures." (UAE INTERACT, 'Hamdan okays setting up endowment in US,' May 21, 2006)

Dubai holds the deed to CAIR's current Washington, D.C. location. (Paul Sperry, Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subversives have Penetrated Washington, 2005)

Bin Talal gifted $500,000 towards CAIR's library book initiative, called 'Islamic Culture & Civilization,' which began in September of 2002. Through this project, Islamic book packages were distributed to public libraries nationwide. (American Libraries Online, 'Islamic Materials Campaign Funded by Saudi Prince,' December 9, 2002) The books included: Abdullah Yusuf Ali's The Meaning of THE HOLY QURAN, a version of the Quran that has been banned by the Los Angeles public school system for having numerous anti-Jewish commentaries, (Doug Smith, Henry Weinstein and Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 'Schools Remove Donated Books,' February 7, 2002) and Paul Findley's 'Silent No More,' a book that lauds convicted terrorist Abdulrahman Alamoudi and alleged neo-Nazi William Baker. (Americans Against Hate, 'CAIR OFFERING BOOK TO LIBRARIES PRAISING CONVICTED TERRORIST AND NEO-NAZI,' July 23, 2005)

In June of 2006, CAIR announced that it was planning a meeting with Bin Talal to finance a five-year $50 million media campaign devised "to create a better understanding of Islam and Muslims in the US." (Javid Hassan, Arab News - Saudi Arabia, 'Media Campaign in US to Dispel Islamophobia,' June 21, 2006)

In April of 2002, Bin Talal donated $27 million during a three-day telethon sponsored by the Saudi government group, the Committee for Support of the al-Aqsa Intifada. The total amount raised, during the telethon, was close to $110 million; Bin Talal had been the single largest donor. According to Israeli intelligence, this money was the main source of funding that went to 36 families of Palestinian terrorists, including eight families of suicide bombers. (Insight Magazine)

In October of 2001, former Mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani, refused to accept a check for $10 million from Bin Talal, after Bin-Talal said that the United Stated needed to "re-examine its policies" towards Palestinians in the Middle East, in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. (BBC News, 'New York rejects Saudi Millions, October 12, 2001)

"The whole issue is that I spoke about their position [on the Middle East conflict] and they didn't like it because there are Jewish pressures and they were afraid of them." (statement by Alwaleed Bin Talal, Saudi daily Okaz, on why Mayor Giuliani rejected his $10 million donation, October 13, 2001)

As an officer of Hungry for Justice Coalition, Carroll has chosen to lend his name to an organization that is attempting to gather support for individuals that were involved in raising millions of dollars for Hamas, through the Holy Land Foundation (HLF). (Josh Gerstein, The New York Sun, ‘Hamas Goes 'on Trial' in Texas in Case Over Muslim Charity,’ July 16, 2007) Carroll has allowed the CAIR-DFW office to be used for H4J “planning meetings.” (Children and Families for Humane Treatment Alliance/CAFHTA, Yahoo Groups, ‘Fwd: [H4J-Coalition] DON'T FORGET!!!’ July 10, 2007)

On July 15, 2007, at the town hall meeting announcing the formation of H4J, Carroll was a featured speaker, along with Muslim American Alliance (AMA) board member, Eric Vickers. (H4J website, ‘H4J THM Story,’ July 15, 2007) Vickers had previously called the February 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster “an act of divine retribution against Israel.” (U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler press release, ‘Nadler Criticizes American Muslim Council for Suggesting that Shuttle Disaster Was Act of G-d,’ February 5, 2003)

Carroll is the Program Coordinator of Masjid Al-Islam, located in Dallas. (IslamCity, “Dallas / Fort Worth Area Masajids Unite for an ‘Islamic Charity Day Event’ Planning Meeting,” January 29, 2006) The mosque’s website contains several links to IslamiCity (Masjid Al-Islam, ‘Islamic Links on the World Wide Web,’ December 11, 2004 - Present), a site that repeatedly calls for the murder of Jews and repeatedly “curses” Jews and Christians. (IslamiCity, ‘Hadith - Sahih Bukhari - English Translation,’ December 3, 2005 - Present)

On July 11, 2007, Carroll posted a CAIR-DFW newsletter on the CAFHTA Yahoo Groups site, which included a call for donations to the “charity” Islamic Relief. (CAFHTA, Yahoo Groups, ‘Fwd: CAIR Newsletter 7-11-07,’ July 11, 2007) According to the Israeli government, Islamic Relief is a Hamas front that has provided funds and assistance to Hamas. (Chris McGreal, The Guardian, ‘Israel accuses British-funded Islamic charity of being front for terrorists,’ May 31, 2006)

Carroll works in coordination with Dallas attorney John Wheat Gibson. (CAFHTA Yahoo Groups, ‘RE: [CAFHTA] Re: plackards,’ June 1, 2007) According to Gibson, “It is safe to bet that practically anybody attracted to a master race superstition will be a member of that particular master race: if one is Zionist, then one probably is Jewish or affiliated with one of the fascist Christian cults, who regard themselves as the chosen people of the Bible... How long the Zionists, who totally control the media and weapons of the greatest and fourth greatest military powers in the world can sustain the pretense of victimhood is anybody's guess, but it should be clear that Zionism, like New Testament Christianity and Nazism contains in its success the seeds of its own destruction.” (website of Israel Shamir, ‘From Elias Davidsson and John Wheat Gibson,’ July 27, 2003)

Chami was the contact for an August 5, 2006 fundraiser to collect money for medical relief to Lebanon. (Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services/ ACCESS, 'MEDIA ADVISORY: FUNDRAISER TO PROVIDE MEDICAL RELIEF TO WAR-TORN LEBANON, July 25, 2006) The event was in coordination with American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA), an NGO founded after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war (Six-Day War) which partners with such "charities" as Islamic Relief, an organization that Israel has labeled a front for Hamas. (Guardian Unlimited, 'Israel accuses British-funded Islamic charity of being front for terrorists,' May 31, 2006) According to the NGO Monitor, "ANERA's reports and newsletters present a highly biased view of the conflict, ignoring any Palestinian responsibility for hardship and contributing to the demonization of Israel…" (NGO Monitor, 'American Near East Refugee Aid/ANERA: Aid Activity Tarnished by Political Agenda,' November 24, 2005)

"Without a doubt, the best mediums for young activists to flourish are college and university campuses; and nowhere is the North American Shi'a youth movement more palpable than at the University of Toronto. There-on the Mississauga campus almost five years ago-the Thaqalayn Muslim Association (TMA) was established. Since then TMA has seen unfettered growth-it currently has six chapters across the U.S. and Canada, and is in the process of reorganizing itself to create Thaqalayn Central. For our inaugural newsletter, AMYNA is proud to highlight the Thaqalayn Muslim Association, which shares our mission to connect and empower the Shi'a youth of North America." (Zeinab Chami, The AMYNA Connection, 'The Rebirth of Muslim Student Activism,' 2005) The TMA chapter at Chami's Alma Mater, the University of Michigan-Dearborn, supported a September 27, 2006 student government resolution demanding the school's divestment from companies doing business with Israel. The resolution described Israel's recent conflict against Hezbollah as an engagement of "illegal aggression." (The Arab-American News, 'U of M-Dearborn student government demands divestment from Israel,' October 2006)

"An entire nation has been turned into a war zone. The most frustrating part is that I was born and raised here, this is my country, but Lebanon is my country too." (stated by Zeinab Chami, www.mlive.com, 'Michigan State to bring students home from Israel,' July 16, 2006)

"salaam hajja, i think those of us in dearborn are feeling this quite keenly. though we're in our protective cocoon--meaning we can usually speak more freely..." (Zeinab Chami, AMYNA Network, Yahoo Groups, 'Re: Watching Our Words: Our Communities Under Fire?' August 7, 2006)

Prior to joining CAIR, Cusano was the President of the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at the University of Central Florida (UCF). It was under his leadership that the MSA invited radical imam Ibrahim Dremali to speak at UCF. (official website of MSA of UCF, 'MSAUCF Conference: Returning to our Rabb,' March 6, 2006)

Dremali, who is currently the imam of the Islamic Center of Des Moines (Iowa), was formerly the representative of an organization that was asking its followers to give "material support" to groups associated with Al-Qaeda. (official website of the SouthEast chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America, March 1, 2000-September 27, 2001) As well, Dremali, in October of 2000, told a crowd in Miami, Florida, amidst burning Israeli flags and chants of "With jihad we'll claim our land, Zionist blood will wet the sand," not to be sad for suicide bombers and "to not be afraid to die for what they believe in." (Um Ahmad, Islam Online, 'South Florida Protest Calls For Jihad,' October 18, 2000)

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